diff --git a/Database/AthenaPOOL/AthenaPoolTools/share/EventCount_jobOptions.py b/Database/AthenaPOOL/AthenaPoolTools/share/EventCount_jobOptions.py
index 1e3f7f990d85ab857d077d49e49871086cff81ac..1fa766038c56f205c2bcf20d636f0383a41da417 100755
--- a/Database/AthenaPOOL/AthenaPoolTools/share/EventCount_jobOptions.py
+++ b/Database/AthenaPOOL/AthenaPoolTools/share/EventCount_jobOptions.py
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ from xAODEventInfoCnv.xAODEventInfoCnvConf import xAODMaker__EventInfoCnvAlg
 alg = xAODMaker__EventInfoCnvAlg()
 topSequence += alg
 
-# from EventBookkeeperTools.CutFlowHelpers import CreateBookkeeperDumperTool
-# CreateBookkeeperDumperTool()
-
 from AthenaPoolTools.AthenaPoolToolsConf import EventCount
 topSequence += EventCount( OutputLevel = INFO,
                            Dump        = True )
diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/AnalysisCommon_topOptions.py b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/AnalysisCommon_topOptions.py
index 32e792cb595c421010f9715b79b874f52123c89b..016939583cb57e63861776be56b0fa272ec210a6 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/AnalysisCommon_topOptions.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/AnalysisCommon_topOptions.py
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ if rec.doFileMetaData():
     if not hasattr(svcMgr,"CutFlowSvc"):
         from EventBookkeeperTools.CutFlowHelpers import CreateCutFlowSvc
         CreateCutFlowSvc( svcName="CutFlowSvc", seq=topSequence, addMetaDataToAllOutputFiles=False )
-        #from EventBookkeeperTools.EventBookkeeperToolsConf import CutFlowSvc
-        #svcMgr+=CutFlowSvc()
         pass
     if rec.readAOD() or rec.readESD():
         #force CutFlowSvc execution (necessary for file merging)
@@ -425,13 +423,9 @@ if rec.doDPD() and (rec.DPDMakerScripts()!=[] or rec.doDPD.passThroughMode):
     #    MSMgr.WriteSkimDecisionsOfAllStreams()
     #    pass
 
-    #Configure CutFlowSv and common metadata
+    #Configure CutFlowSvc and common metadata
     if rec.doFileMetaData():
 
-        # # Determine current skimming cycle and input stream name
-        # svcMgr.CutFlowSvc.InputStream=rec.mergingStreamName()
-        # #svcMgr.CutFlowSvc.OutputLevel=DEBUG
-
         #Exception for DPD pass-through mode
         if rec.doDPD.passThroughMode:
             svcMgr.CutFlowSvc.InputStream="Virtual"
@@ -443,7 +437,6 @@ if rec.doDPD() and (rec.DPDMakerScripts()!=[] or rec.doDPD.passThroughMode):
             MSMgr.AddMetaDataItemToAllStreams( "LumiBlockCollection#*" )
             MSMgr.AddMetaDataItemToAllStreams( "xAOD::CutBookkeeperContainer#*" )
             MSMgr.AddMetaDataItemToAllStreams( "xAOD::CutBookkeeperAuxContainer#*" )
-            #MSMgr.AddMetaDataItemToAllStreams( "EventBookkeeperCollection#*" )
             MSMgr.AddMetaDataItemToAllStreams( "IOVMetaDataContainer#*" )
             pass
         pass